1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2270
There are actually other reasons why Fei Cexian rejected Su Keyi's proposal.The Ming Dynasty and the Netherlands fought a fierce battle over the ownership of the Penghu Islands more than ten years ago, and it took a lot of effort to drive the colonists out of Penghu.Since then, the relationship between Daming and the Netherlands has not been officially eased. As far as Fei Cexian knows, the imperial court has never planned to reconcile with the Dutch.

And from his personal point of view, how could it be possible to cooperate with these Western barbarians to deal with a small neighboring country ruled by the Han people.The conflict of interests between Haihan Kingdom and Daming is, after all, a conflict within the Han people. How can the Dutch be allowed to take advantage of it and profit from it.

Of course, the most important point is that Fei Cexian didn't believe that the Dutch had the strength to challenge Haihan. He had already learned about the relationship between Haihan and the Dutch East India Company through various channels during his two years in Sanya. Enmity, it can be basically determined that there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides.In order to keep their route to the north and the only large port in the colony, the Dutch can only show a submissive attitude and avoid giving Haihan a reason to make trouble.

Fei Cexian believed that Su Keyi came to persuade him to use Daming to deal with Haihan, and the East India Company would probably sit on the sidelines in order to avoid getting burned.In order to verify this point, he deliberately pointed out the risks that the East India Company would face. Sure enough, Su Keyi immediately flinched. Obviously, he did not have a long-term and comprehensive consideration of the cooperation prospects.

Fei Cexian sneered secretly in his heart, Su Keyi may have underestimated himself too much if he wanted to play such tricks.Seeing his fearful appearance, even if he really cooperates, if Haihan makes a slight move, he will be scared away.Even if he still wants to fight Hai Han, he is not afraid to put his family fortune in it.

Seeing that the persuasion to Fei Cexian didn't work, Su Keyi could only sigh secretly, and said goodbye to Fei Cexian with a forced smile.He doesn't know the gap between the East India Company and Haihan. In recent years, Haihan's sphere of influence in the north has been continuously expanding, while the East India Company can only follow Haihan's face in the north, guarding Dayuangang. No progress has been made.

The East India Company is definitely dissatisfied with this status quo. Due to the restrictions set by Haihan, all Dutch merchant ships' trade activities with Daming are required to be completed only in the port that Haihan belongs to, and cannot enter Daming by themselves.Dayuan Port, which has been painstakingly preserved, is therefore difficult to develop, and so far it can only play the role of a small transit supply port.

However, the main competitor Portugal, relying on the alliance with Haihan, has now expanded its trade routes to the Daming coast north of the Fujian Strait, and has also established a relationship with North Korea. This cannot but make Su Keyi feel envious Jealousy and hate.

After watching the martial arts competition today, Su Keyi did not have a deep understanding of the military skills displayed by the various teams. What he cared more about was that Haihan had already controlled so many local armed forces in the coastal areas of Daming. It is even more difficult for the company to bypass Haihan and directly carry out trade activities with Daming.

Su Keyi can't find a partner who is willing to cooperate with the East India Company now, so he has to seriously consider another possibility, whether he should persuade the company's board of directors to let go of past prejudices and grievances, and actively seek cooperation from Haihan to establish a more Strong partnerships.Otherwise, in a few years, from the South China Sea to Liaodong will be dominated by Haihan and his allies, and the East India Company will really have nothing to do.

Compared to the worried Su Keyi, Li Yan, who was also watching this kind of martial arts competition for the first time, was in a very comfortable mood at this time.After the event, he called this group of overseas military officers together and praised them for their outstanding performance today.In particular, An Daoshi, who won two No.3 for North Korea, was named and praised by Li Yi, and he announced that he would be awarded a generous reward.

Although An Daoshi did not win the project as he requested, these two No.3 items have extremely high gold content, and also earned Li Yan enough face, so Li Yan plans to award An Daoshi according to the originally promised winning standard. Well deserved reward.

"Thank you for the reward, my son, I will do my best to serve the country!" Andoshi knew it and knelt down on the ground, thanking Li Yan for the reward.

Li Yan was also very satisfied with Andaoshi's humble attitude, and immediately encouraged him: "There are still a few competitions tomorrow, you should do your best like today, and strive to get a few more decent rankings!"

Everyone exchanged glances with each other, but they could only agree first.Tomorrow's test items are all naval subjects, and this is much more difficult for them than today.

The North Korean Navy has always been weak. Although it had repelled the invading Japanese navy at sea decades ago, the "Mingliang Great Victory" boasted by the North Koreans was just one of the battles in the entire campaign.After the battle was over, the commander of the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-shin retreated voluntarily, and the Japanese army finally occupied the naval base.The battle victory won by the North Korean army in the Myeongryang Strait at most slowed down the Japanese offensive, but it did not change the direction of the battle.

And this naval battle, which was recorded in the history books of North Korea as a glorious achievement, was nothing more than rookies pecking at each other in the eyes of the generals of the Haihan Army.In this battle, Li sun-shin commanded only twelve wooden boats, which were far inferior to any fleet deployed overseas in Haihan. On the one hand, he took advantage of the terrain advantage and on the other hand, he was able to win the battle. It was indeed due to the fact that the opponent was too weak.

And at this time, almost 40 years have passed since the Mingliang naval battle. During this period, the North Korean navy has hardly developed. The main warships of the navy are still old wooden houseboats, and the weapon configuration on the ship has long been outdated.During the anti-Qing campaign last year, the Haihan army was worried that such clumsy warships would be a hindrance on the battlefield, so they simply arranged for the North Korean navy to be responsible for logistics and transportation, and did not let them directly participate in the battle .

At this time, from top to bottom of the North Korean navy, there were basically few people who had actually participated in naval battles. They reluctantly picked a few officers from the navy and sent them to study abroad. They had to learn everything from scratch.Moreover, everything they have learned now is based on the ship configuration of the Haihan Navy. When they return to China after learning, it is hard to say how much skill they have that can be used in the navy of their country.

If the army training program has a certain gap with other competitors in the initial stage, then the situation of the navy will only be more severe, and the gap will only increase exponentially.If he wanted to perform like today again, then Li Yan would most likely be disappointed, but these officers didn't dare to tell the truth now, so they could only agree first, and they all complained in their hearts.

It doesn't matter to An Daoshi, he was born as a hunter, and he is not good at sea skills, so he doesn't have to fight in the competitions tomorrow, he just needs to stand on the sidelines and cheer for his companions.However, judging from his daily training results, he also knew that it might be difficult to perform well tomorrow.

As for Xu Jiajun and An Nanjun, unless they can win all the events, then it is possible for them to be satisfied with the results.Both of these two have invested a lot of energy in the construction of maritime armaments. One started out as a navy, and the other has been catching up in recent years. Today's naval project competition will basically be a situation where the two powers compete for hegemony. .

Zhang Jinbao returned to the inn, and while eating, he bragged to the students about what he had seen and heard in Luhuitou base today.His description is not limited to the competition on the field, there is also a lot of space for introducing the lineup of guests attending the event today, and the different views of various people on the competition.

The students had no chance to enter the Luhuitou base to observe the martial arts competition, so they all had to understand today's situation through Zhang Jinbao's description.Zhang Jinbao is also very eloquent, and described the scene very vividly, so that the students who could not go to the scene also had the feeling of being there.

Especially after the game in the morning, when the military sent snipers to demonstrate shooting, Zhang Jinbao explained in great detail.This is probably because during the whole day, the Haihan army really showed its face in this short period. Zhang Jinbao must have spent a little more time bragging about his own army.

Most of his students are [-] or [-] years old, and they are at the time of enthusiasm. Hearing his description of the outstanding performance of the sniper, they are all shouting and excited.They didn't care much about the results of other teams' matches. After all, these foreign soldiers came to Haihan to study, and in their eyes, it was as if they were studying at Johnsy College. Can it be bigger than the masters of the academy?

"Tomorrow is the competition of naval subjects. I think it will be more enjoyable than today's few items. As a teacher, you should rest earlier today to recharge your energy. You should go to bed earlier!" Zhang Jinbao stopped after eating. The conversation ended.

He sat under the sun for a full day today. Although he didn't move much, the stands in the school field didn't even have an awning. He probably sweated two or three catties during the day, and he was really tired by this time of night. .

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Jinbao also woke up early, had breakfast and then went out.Since today's competitions are all naval events, they will not be held at the Luhuitou base, but will be moved to the naval base on the east coast of Victory Port.

Zhang Jinbao came out of the inn and walked all the way east to the port area at the mouth of the Tiandu River. In addition to the restricted area where several large steel ships are parked, there is also a small military-only pier for the victory port and the naval base on the opposite bank. Transport personnel and materials between.Guests who are going to watch the martial arts contest today must board the ship from here.

When Zhang Jinbao arrived, there were already some guests on the pier who had arrived earlier than him. When he saw some of them who he had met yesterday, he took the initiative to greet them.

Not long after, a naval officer came out to preside over the invitation and asked everyone to line up to present their invitation letter, and they could board the ship after verification.

Due to the large number of guests, the military specially prepared several ferry boats to pick them up here.Although a boat can only accommodate 30 to [-] people, the distance from here to the other side is less than one mile, and a few boats are enough to go back and forth non-stop.

Compared with the army base on the Luhuitou Peninsula, the naval base on the east coast of Victory Harbor is less mysterious.Ships entering and leaving Victory Port will pass by the naval base. Although ordinary people have almost no chance to set foot on the naval base, they can see most of the base from the ship.

When Haihan first established a foothold in Sanya, this area was actually used as a military base. At that time, the army and the navy had not yet separated, so it was a comprehensive military base.In addition to the barracks, arsenal and various training facilities, there is also a very conspicuous row of coastal defense forts on the coast near the entrance of Shengli Harbor, which forms a crossfire with the coastal defense forts on the hillside of Yulin Peninsula on the opposite bank to defend Shengli Harbor. , In times of war, the waterway entering and exiting Victory Port can be completely blocked.

In 1635, the Spanish fleet attacked the port of Sanya. As a result, they lost a lot of rice by stealing chickens. They suffered a big loss under the attack of the coastal defense fort, and that battle became the only actual combat case since the fort was built.With the Spaniards' big somersault ahead, no one dared to challenge this dangerous sea passage again.

For the enemy, this is an impenetrable sea moat, but for the people of Haihan and businessmen from all over the world, this conspicuous coastal defense fort is a symbol of safety.With such a mighty fort guarding the sea passages in and out of Victory Port, there is no need to worry about the safety of this place.

Naturally, Zhang Jinbao entered this military restricted zone for the first time, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

At this time, the sailors on the ship introduced: "Everyone, these warships docked on the opposite shore belong to the First Fleet of the Navy stationed in Victory Port."

As the maritime armed forces defending Sanya, the configuration of the First Fleet of the Navy is also quite luxurious. In addition to the two Majestic-class warships, there are eight Expedition-class and [-] Exploration-class warships, as well as several ships for other purposes.In addition, the experimental ship Black Shark of the next generation of warships is also deployed at this base.

However, these ships are not fixedly deployed here for a long time, and they will still rotate with fleets from overseas from time to time to ensure that the fleet will not lose its combat effectiveness because of staying in the comfort zone of Sanya.In addition, during large-scale military operations, some warships of the First Fleet will also be transferred from here to participate in overseas combat operations according to mission requirements.

Zhang Jinbao often saw the naval fleet stationed in Danzhou Port in Danzhou, but the size of that fleet was indeed relatively small, and the number of warships was obviously not comparable to that here.

"It would be great if I could be lucky enough to board these warships today!" Someone exclaimed immediately.It is a rare opportunity to come to the naval base, and he must not be the only one with such thoughts.

(End of this chapter)